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Tech’s LGBTQ+ Report Card: A Long Road Ahead for DEI
Last year, the Supreme Court ruled that the Civil Rights Act of 1964—which has historically applied to race, color, religion, sex, and national origin—also protects gay and transgender workers. This landmark ruling means members of the LGBTQ+ community cannot be discriminated against in hiring, firing, and promotion decisions. But the absence of discrimination doesn’t mean…
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And the Winner of the 2021 RSAC Innovation Contest is…
The RSA Conference’s Innovation Sandbox Contest has been a source of new ideas and approaches for an ever-evolving cybersecurity industry for 16 years. This year’s contest was no different, as startup founders and leaders made their pitches from around the world. From agentless solutions for multi-cloud infrastructures to implementing zero trust and threat scoring, the…
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Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Attack Shows Critical Infrastructure Vulnerabilities
In the biggest cyberattack to date on critical infrastructure in the U.S., Colonial Pipeline – sprawling 5,500 miles from Houston to New York City – halted its mainlines on Friday, May 7, when administrators detected advanced ransomware internally. On Thursday, a day before the ransomware attack, Russia-based cyber criminal group DarkSide stole more than 100GB…
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NFTs: The Newest Collectible
NFT-mania, pronounced nifty, is upon us with little time to prepare. From news of a collage selling for almost $70 million at Christie’s auction house to a portrayal of Janet Yellen and Morpheus rapping about cryptocurrency on SNL, the current craze is all about non-fungible tokens (NFTs). But what are NFTs, how do they work,…
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Amazon Alexa Skills Present Security Risks
Alexa skills are growing in popularity as users look to extend the capabilities of their Alexa devices. Researchers now believe that the rapid adoption of these skills could have implications for information security as they could open Alexa users up to phishing or invasive data collection What is an Amazon Alexa skill? An Amazon Alexa…
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Passwordless Authentication 101
Although they are the most common tool used to verify a person’s identity, passwords are the least secure mode of authentication. They can be easily hacked, stolen, or otherwise compromised, which makes them a huge cybersecurity risk factor. More and more businesses are adopting passwordless authentication strategies to minimize this gaping vulnerability, so you may…
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Cybersecurity Employment Outlook for 2021
The massive SolarWinds breach drove home the point that the cybersecurity threat only gets worse with time, the stakes higher – and the tools more sophisticated. With the cost of cybercrime estimated to reach $6 trillion globally in 2021, there is a staggering demand for skilled cybersecurity professionals to combat these threats and manage cyber…
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Apple White Hat Hack Shows Value of Pen Testers
The best Cybersecurity Awareness Month lesson may have come from Apple, which could ultimately pay bug bounties of around $500,000 to a group of white hat hackers who found 55 vulnerabilities on Apple’s own networks, including 11 critical vulnerabilities. The main lesson is pretty simple: No one is safe, and the need for…
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Employees and Data Backup Top Cybersecurity Awareness Month Concerns
October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and as people are the weakest link in the cybersecurity chain, it’s only fitting that this year’s theme is “Do your part: Be CyberSmart.” Whether it’s unintentionally clicking on a malicious link in an email, poor password hygiene, a misconfiguration or a missed patch, human error is…
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Remote Work Security: Priorities & Projects
Each year, Gartner analysts recommend 10 security projects that combine high business impact with high risk reduction. Privileged access management (PAM) topped the list in 2018 and 2019. This year, after the COVID-19 pandemic forced nearly half of workers to telecommute, Gartner’s focus has now turned to securing the remote workforce. As if to underscore…
